Social Skills Contract Job Trends in Rugby

Social Skills (Interpersonal, Communication)
Warwickshire > Rugby

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Skills in contract job vacancies in Rugby. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Social Skills over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 5 6
Rank change year-on-year +3 +1 -5
Contract jobs citing Social Skills 2 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in Rugby 33.33% 11.76% 13.04%
As % of the General category 40.00% 50.00% 30.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £406 -
Median % change year-on-year -38.42% - -
Warwickshire median daily rate £519 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.14% -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £35.00 - -
Warwickshire median hourly rate £35.60 £14.70 £18.00
% change year-on-year +142.18% -18.33% +25.35%

All General Skills
Rugby

Social Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Rugby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5 4 10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Rugby 83.33% 23.53% 43.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile £223 £241 £246
25th Percentile £228 £303 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £235 £406 £344
Median % change year-on-year -42.12% +18.20% +27.22%
75th Percentile £243 £472 £445
90th Percentile £247 £511 £493
Warwickshire median daily rate £515 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -4.28% -2.18% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £13.46 - £34.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +140.25%
75th Percentile £24.23 - -
90th Percentile £30.69 - -
Warwickshire median hourly rate £38.03 £23.82 £18.00
% change year-on-year +59.66% +32.33% +25.35%

Social Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Rugby

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Social Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Rugby.

Social Skills job vacancy trend in Rugby

Social Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Rugby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Rugby citing Social Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Rugby citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Rugby

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Rugby citing Social Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Rugby citing Social Skills

Social Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rugby by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Telepresence
1 1 (50.00%) Unified Communications
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Desktop Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 2 (100.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Support Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Antivirus Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Antivirus Support
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Information Management
2 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft